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Under a Pile of Books
Calvin Park
96 episodes
6 days ago
A podcast for lovers of science fiction and fantasy books. Join host and reviewer Calvin Park for his thoughts on recent reads and releases. You'll also find interviews with authors, reviewers, and others involved in the fantasy community.
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A podcast for lovers of science fiction and fantasy books. Join host and reviewer Calvin Park for his thoughts on recent reads and releases. You'll also find interviews with authors, reviewers, and others involved in the fantasy community.
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Under a Pile of Books
Episode 96 - June 24 Weekly Pod

In this episode Calvin talks about two recent reads, AWAKENING ARTE by Bernie Anes Paz and A PROPER DRAGON by E.B. Wheeler. Then he moves on to his upcoming reading plans before doing some housekeeping re: upcoming podcast episodes.

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3 years ago
19 minutes 37 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 95 - June 10 Weekly Pod

In this episode Calvin talks two books, Honourbound and Champion, by Todd Herzman. He also gives some explanation about why he enjoys progression fantasy as a subgenre before jumping into his upcoming reads and then talking about some wonderful SFF TV shows that are currently airing or recently aired. 

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3 years ago
18 minutes 23 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 94 - June 3 Weekly Pod

In this episode Calvin shares his thoughts on THE HOURGLASS THRONE by K.D. Edwards before talking about some upcoming reads, namely HONOURBOUND by Todd Herzman. He finishes out the episode with his initial thoughts on the first five episode of Stranger Things season 4!

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3 years ago
22 minutes 15 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 93 - May 28 Weekly Pod

In this episode Calvin reviews Guy Gavriel Kay's ALL THE SEAS OF THE WORLD. Then he goes on to talk about what reading is on deck for him (THE HOURGLASS THRONE by K.D. Edwards) and a book that dropped kinda outta the blue that is part of a series he's enjoyed (MOTHER OF LEARNING). He closes out this episode with some thoughts on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Obi-Wan Kenobi (no spoilers!).


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3 years ago
17 minutes 7 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 92 - May 20 Weekly Pod

WE'RE BACK! 

In this episode Calvin talks about THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by TJ Klune, A WIZARDS GUIDE TO DEFENSIVE BAKING by T. Kingfisher, and the Stariel series by AJ Lancaster. After that, he mentions some upcoming releases he's excited about before giving a brief update on plans for the near future and sharing about a few SPFBO entrants he's intrigued by and then recommending a new sci-fi show to you.

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3 years ago
20 minutes 26 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 91 - Interview with Judith Starkston

In this episode, Calvin chats with Judith Starkston about her Tesha series!

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4 years ago
28 minutes 45 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 90 - John Bierce

John Bierce, author of the Mage Errant series and The Wrack joins the pod to talk about the Mage Errant books, his writing inspirations, and fantasy generally. 

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4 years ago
23 minutes 57 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 89 - Interview with Travis M. Riddle

In this episode, Calvin sits down with Travis M. Riddle to talk about his upcoming release, FLESH EATER.

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4 years ago
27 minutes 6 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 88 - October 24 Weekly Pod

After a too-long hiatus, Calvin is back with a new episode. In this one, he talks about books by Michael J. Sullivan, Will Wight, Travis M. Riddle, and Tao Wong. After offering his reviews on those, he moves on to talking about two upcoming releases he is excited about. 

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4 years ago
26 minutes 55 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 87 - SPFM Special - SPFBO Winners Roundtable

We end our Self-Published Fantasy Month special with a bang! In this final special episode, Calvin sits down with all five SPFBO winners to talk about self-publishing. Michael McClung, Jonathan French, Rob J. Hayes, J. Zachary Pike, and M.L. Wang all share their thoughts and experiences. A huge thanks to each of the authors for their time (especially to those who got up early or stayed up late). 

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5 years ago
40 minutes 2 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 86 - Discovering Self-Published Fantasy

In this episode Calvin sits down with Caitlin G of Realms of My Mind. The two of them talk about Caitlin's experience last year with Self-Published Fantasy Month, how she got into self-published fantasy, her mountainous TBR, and plenty of other topics!

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5 years ago
30 minutes 39 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 85 - September 20 Weekly Pod

In this episode Calvin offers reviews for THE EXERCISE OF VITAL POWERS by Ian Gregorie and BY SEA & SKY by Antoine Bandele. After that, it's on to his upcoming reads and then some upcoming releases. He also previous some of his October reading plans before giving a shoutout to JonBob over at Parsecs & Parchment on the occasion of his one-year blogoversary!

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5 years ago
21 minutes 23 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 84 - SPFM Special - Writer Mom Roundtable

In this episode, Calvin sits down with Azaaa Davis, Angela Boord, and Carol A. Park. The four have a wonderful discussion around self-publishing, writing, being a "writer-mom," and a whole host of other issues. 

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5 years ago
37 minutes 23 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 83 - SPFM Special - Michael and Robin Sullivan Interview

In this episode, Calvin sits down with Michael J. Sullivan and his wife, Robin. What more can we say? You do NOT want to miss this one!

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5 years ago
56 minutes 45 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 82 - September 6 Weekly Pod

In this episode Calvin talks more about Self-Published Fantasy Month, then its on to HALF A SOUL by Olivia Atwater before yakking about some upcoming releases and his excitement for several October/November releases in particular. Then Calvin fills you in on what you can expect over the next several weeks and teases an upcoming interview that is gonna be lit.

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5 years ago
20 minutes 30 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 81 - SPFM Special - Hostcast

#SelfPubFantasyMonth is upon us and there are more ways for you to be involved than is, strictly speaking, beneficial to your sanity.  You don't want to miss this one! In this episode, Calvin and the other co-hosts for Self Published Fantasy Month sit down to discuss everything coming in September 2020.

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5 years ago
57 minutes 38 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 80 - August 23 Weekly Pod

In this episode Calvin talks about books by Will Wight and then works to get you ready for Self-Published Fantasy Month!

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5 years ago
15 minutes 45 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 79 - August 2 Weekly Pod

In this episode, Calvin peppers you with recommendations for some wonderful reads to get you prepared for Self-Published Fantasy Month. The extra-wonderful thing about those recs is that each one is currently on sale. You can see the full list here. After that, Calvin moves on to his take on this year's Hugo Awards. 

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5 years ago
22 minutes 16 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 78 - July 19 Weekly Pod

In this episode, Calvin talks about AGE OF LEGEND and AGE OF DEATH by Michael J. Sullivan. Both are excellent books that you need to read. Then he's continues talking about the Legends of the First Empire series with some comments on AGE OF EMPYRE before mentioning Will Wight's Elder Empire series. Then it's on to Calvin's thoughts on Warrior Nun, the new Netflix Original series and finally he talks a bit about Self-Published Fantasy Month.

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5 years ago
20 minutes 1 second

Under a Pile of Books
Episode 77 - Patrick Samphire Interview

In this episode, Calvin interviews Patrick Samphire author of Shadow of a Dead God as part of the Storyteller's On Tour blog tour! Check out Calvin's interview with Patrick and then head over to see some of the other wonderful blogs and bloggers who are part of the tour! 

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5 years ago
27 minutes 21 seconds

Under a Pile of Books
A podcast for lovers of science fiction and fantasy books. Join host and reviewer Calvin Park for his thoughts on recent reads and releases. You'll also find interviews with authors, reviewers, and others involved in the fantasy community.